Amanda, if you want to consider intercultural / comparative aspects, this might be interesting: Sugimoto, Taku, and James A. Levin: Multiple Literacies and Multimedia: A Comparison of Japanese and American Uses of the Internet. In: Hawisher, Gail, E., and Cynthia L. Selfe (eds): Global Literacies and the World-Wide Web: Postmodern Identities. Routledge 2000. Isa ***************************************************** Isa Ducke PhD Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Research Fellow Sozialwissenschaften / Social Science German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) 3-3-6 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 , JAPAN Tel: +81-3-3222-5077 (reception) -5468 (Direct) FAX +81-3-3222-5420 e-mail: ducke@dijtokyo.org http://www.dijtokyo.org *****************************************************